Jerusalem

When I post early morning items with historical connections, they’re usually things that happened a long time ago. Not today.

It was two years ago that President Trump announced the recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel.

[The YouTube]

History isn’t always things that happened a long time ago. Sometimes they’re things that are a long time coming.

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  1. I highly recommend Stephen Pressfield’s book on the 6-Day War The Loin’s Gate. Through interviews with the war’s participants you get a sense of just how momentous and historic the reunification of Jerusalem was and is.

  2. Remarks by President Trump at Values Voter Summit
    whitehouse.gov | 10/14/19

    Any military engagement where we send young men and women to fight and die must have clear objectives, vital national interests, and a realistic plan for how the conflict will end. We don’t want to be in 19-year wars where we serve as a policing agent for the whole country.

    We will continue our fight against the vile menace of radical Islamic terrorism. (Applause.) A lot of people don’t want me to use that term. “President, don’t use that term.” I said, “But it’s the truth.” I don’t want to use that term, but it’s the truth.

    And we will never tire or waver in our defense of religious liberty. A few weeks ago, I was honored to be the first President to host a meeting at the United Nations to call upon all nations to end religious persecution. Can you imagine? The first President. (Applause.)

    The first President that did that — and can you imagine that? You would have thought that would be done every year for 40 years, wouldn’t you? First President. And I read that, and it became a big story. And I said, “Can you believe that’s the first President that said we want to put an end to religious persecution?” How can that be the first President? It’s been there a long time, but that’s the way it is.

    Earlier this year, I appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat the poison of anti-Semitism.

    Unfortunately, the Democrat party has invited anti-Semitism into its own ranks. Look at Omar. Look at her. Have you seen what she says — not only about our country, but look at what she says about Israel. And they’re always making excuses. “Well, she didn’t mean it.” She didn’t mean it? Oh, she meant it. She meant it much more so than even her words.

    My administration is confronting this scourge, and we’re standing with our close friend and partner, the State of Israel. (Applause.) And as you know very well, I recognized the eternal capital of Israel and opened the American embassy in Jerusalem. (Applause.) Thank you.

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